Best way to tune in trailer brakes
I've got a 2011 Ford F250 Lariat 6.7 Diesel and am new to towing a 5th wheel. My question is what's the best way to adjust my factory brake controller to utilize the trailer brakes but not overuse the...
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A quick chirp on your tires is not going to leave flat spots on your tires.
My suggestion would be to disconnect the factory brake controller and get yourself a P2 or P3 and not worry about adjusting them ever again. I old P2 and now my new P3 have both been set the same way. I crank them to the max setting and forget it. The controller only applies as much brake force as is needed so I never even feel the trailer pushing me down steep hills or trying to send me through the windshield on flat ground. If I am just stopping on flat ground the display will usually be 1.8 to 2.5 or so and if I am rolling down a steep hill the display will usually read 5.5 to 7.2 depending on what is at the bottom of the hill. After I gave my nephew a demonstration of this he quckly bought a P3 and disconnected the factory unit in his 2012 Powerstroke.
My suggestion would be to disconnect the factory brake controller and get yourself a P2 or P3 and not worry about adjusting them ever again. I old P2 and now my new P3 have both been set the same way. I crank them to the max setting and forget it. The controller only applies as much brake force as is needed so I never even feel the trailer pushing me down steep hills or trying to send me through the windshield on flat ground. If I am just stopping on flat ground the display will usually be 1.8 to 2.5 or so and if I am rolling down a steep hill the display will usually read 5.5 to 7.2 depending on what is at the bottom of the hill. After I gave my nephew a demonstration of this he quckly bought a P3 and disconnected the factory unit in his 2012 Powerstroke.
